10 Things You May Not Know About Roots In January 1977, over a hundred million Americans watched the ABC's miniseries Roots, based on Alex Haley's Pulitzer Prize and National Book Aw...

'Roots': See the cast then and now The 1977 miniseries has come to stand for many things. A surprise hit that enthralled the nation, “Roots” defined the notion of a “television event,” with more than 100 million people watching the final episode.

What You Should Watch This Week: ‘Roots,’ ‘Peaky Blinders’ and ‘Marty and Maya’ From the Watching team, expert TV and movie recommendations for the next few days.

What You Should Watch This Week: ‘Roots,’ ‘Peaky Blinders’ and ‘Marty and Maya’ From the Watching team, expert TV and movie recommendations for the next few days.

YahooTV Our Ken Tucker on HISTORY's Roots Series, premiering tonight: "The new 'Roots' excels in the naturalism of its performances to make the horror of slavery vividly painful — and the resistance to it uplifting — in a way that deepens the tale."

Snoop Dogg calls for 'Roots' boycott: 'Let’s create our own s— based on today' Though HISTORY’s 'Roots' revival is an addition to the industry’s diversifying slate of TV programming, Snoop Dogg took to social media Monday to voice his concerns.

Don’t Know Malachi Kirby? He’s About to Become a Household Name Due To Performance in 'Roots' The British-born actor talked to The Root about playing the iconic character, the pride he felt In watching the original and the impact LeVar Burton had on his performance.

Roots Is As Necessary Today As It Was 40 Years Ago The miniseries Roots originally aired for eight consecutive nights in 1977 because executives at ABC were convinced the chronicle of an enslaved black ...

John Amos On 'Roots' Remake: 'I Don’t Think People Are Quite As Interested' The veteran "Roots" actor shares his candid thoughts on The History Channel's upcoming reboot.

Watch The Roots freestyle on 'The Tonight Show 'using famous slogans On The Tonight Show Thursday night, The Roots were asked to create some impromptu songs on the recurring segment “Freestylin’ with The Roots.”